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ArticleScientific reports2019

A novel approach to differentiate rat embryonic stem cells in vitro reveals a role for RNF12 in activation of X chromosome inactivation.

Aristea Magaraki, Agnese Loda, Cristina Gontan, Sarra Merzouk, Esther Sleddens-Linkels, Stephen Meek, Willy M Baarends, Tom Burdon, Joost Gribnau

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Compensation of gene dosage on the mammalian X.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Aristea MagarakiErasmus University Medical Center, Department of Developmental Biology, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Agnese LodaErasmus University Medical Center, Department of Developmental Biology, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Cristina GontanErasmus University Medical Center, Department of Developmental Biology, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Sarra MerzoukErasmus University Medical Center, Department of Developmental Biology, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Esther Sleddens-LinkelsErasmus University Medical Center, Department of Developmental Biology, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Stephen MeekThe Roslin Institute and R(D)VS, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, Scotland.
Willy M BaarendsErasmus University Medical Center, Department of Developmental Biology, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Tom BurdonThe Roslin Institute and R(D)VS, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, Scotland.
Joost GribnauErasmus University Medical Center, Department of Developmental Biology, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. j.gribnau@erasmusmc.nl.
Erasmus MC · NLRoslin Institute · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/H012478/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

X chromosome inactivation (XCI) is a mammalian specific, developmentally regulated process relying on several mechanisms including antisense transcription, non-coding RNA-mediated silencing, and recruitment of chromatin remodeling complexes. In vitro modeling of XCI, through differentiation of embryonic stem cells (ESCs), provides a powerful tool to study the dynamics of XCI, overcoming the need for embryos, and facilitating genetic modification of key regulatory players. However, to date, robust initiation of XCI in vitro has been mostly limited to mouse pluripotent stem cells. Here, we adapted existing protocols to establish a novel monolayer differentiation protocol for rat ESCs to study XCI. We show that differentiating rat ESCs properly downregulate pluripotency factor genes, and present female specific Xist RNA accumulation and silencing of X-linked genes. We also demonstrate that RNF12 seems to be an important player in regulation of initiation of XCI in rat, acting as an Xist activator. Our work provides the basis to investigate the mechanisms directing the XCI process in a model organism different from the mouse.

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Cell DifferentiationAnimalsCells, CulturedEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic Stem CellsFemaleMaleModels, AnimalPrimary Cell CultureRatsRNA, Long NoncodingUbiquitin-Protein LigasesX Chromosome InactivationRlim protein, ratRNA, Long NoncodingUbiquitin-Protein LigasesXIST non-coding RNA

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PMID30988473
PMCPMC6465393
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